Grandmaster Michael Patrick demonstrates why the 250 Millisecond Rule is SO critical to surviving in a real confrontation. Too many Martial Artists violate this rule regularly. In the real world this can get you killed!
In this video, Grandmaster Michael Patrick demonstrates the importance of the Player to the Game, Blading. It is more than simply rotating the chest slightly. It has applications for hand-to-hand combatives, firearms, and more. It is also more than one dimensional.
In this video, Grand Master Michael Patrick reviews some of the previous Players to the Game applied to a technique when someone puts their hand on your chest. He also reveals some additional details of how to deal with this attack.<
Grandmaster Michael Patrick explains the use of the superficial and deep pulse points as used in TCM and then shows how to manipulate the points with technique.
Learn from Grand Master Michael Patrick how to use the various body types to know which points will be effective and which ones will not. This explains why techniques work on some people but not others. Solve the mystery and learn to read the body!
Grandmaster Michael Patrick shows how to determine the proper angle of activation for attacking Pressure Points. Without proper angle of activation, you will not get maximum results from your techniques!
Grandmaster Michael Patrick goes into detail about how to use Quadrant Theory to show how to get more systemic effects for your attacks versus only localized impact. Making the attacks more systemic guarantee it is more difficult to block and will have a far greater effect in stopping your opponent.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick explains how Setting the Base will greatly increase the efficiency of your joint locks. What many people do not realize is there are multiple kinds of bases. There are skeletal, muscular, energetic, and neurological bases. Time did not permit to go into each and every one, but an overview of bases is demonstrated.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick revisits the concept of Small Circle as poplarized by Grandmaster Wally Jay. This principle is essential to the perfection of joint locks within Torite Jutsu. This is a very powerful concept!
Many people do energetics. If you want to move energy, this is one player that, although simple, is very essential. Grandmaster Michael Patrick explains why this works as well as how to use it.
Many Martial Artists roll their eyes when they hear that the DSI is founded upon 50 core techniques. With each technique having countless variations, players to the game, and more, the actual number of techniques available to the Torite stylist is infinite and only limited by the practitioner's level of understanding and experience.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick elaborates on the concept of uprooting which is very helpful to move resistant opponents from a location and other applications. Be sure to check this video out!
What constitutes a variation? This is a common question we receive often. In this video segment, GM Patrick goes into a good deal of information on how to put together variations which can be useful for testing for rank in the DSI as well as just generally great information to help you during your training.